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US-11418434

Securing MPLS network traffic

PublishedAugust 16, 2022
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Technical Abstract

Methods, computer readable mediums, and systems for securing network traffic data. The method of securing network traffic data may include obtaining a network traffic data unit, that includes: a payload; forwarding information, that includes: a first forwarding portion; and a second forwarding portion that indicates a network tunnel; encryption type information; and encryption location information; analyzing a first segment of the first forwarding portion to obtain a first forwarding location; modifying the network traffic data unit, based on the encryption type information and the encryption location information, to obtain a modified network traffic data unit; and transmitting the modified network traffic data unit to the first forwarding location.

Patent Claims
3 claims

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3. The method of claim 2, wherein prior to obtaining the network traffic data unit, a source device generated the encryption type information to indicate that the second forwarding portion is to be modified.

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7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein prior to obtaining the network traffic data unit, a source device generated the encryption type information to that the second forwarding portion is to be modified.

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12. The system of claim 11, wherein prior to obtaining the network traffic data unit, a source device generated the encryption type information to indicate that the second forwarding portion is to be modified.

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Filing Date

October 1, 2019

Publication Date

August 16, 2022

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